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What to do with old photos

Hello from North Louisiana! I’m wondering what do you do with photos once you upload them? Should I delete all the pictures from my phone that I’ve taken and already uploaded? Or save them? Ktkvtsh (talk) 14:24, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

• I mostly delete after I upload, just for matters of storage space. Much of images I also upload to my Flickr. I save a few I think are more important. You ask what I do - what works for you may or may not be different. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 14:39, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

  Gotcha. I'm in need of storage space so I'll delete after upload! Does Flickr make you pay to store photos? Ktkvtsh (talk) 18:36, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

• The free tier has limited storage; pay is unlimited. It's one of the few services I pay for - again, that's just me. I know there are other places to put photos online, but don't know enough about current options and details to give you advice on it. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 18:55, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

  Thanks for the info! I have one more question. Do you know if Flickr let's you upload hundreds of photos at a time from a phone? WikiMediaCommons crashes on mobile if you try to upload more than 7 at a time for me. Need to find a way to get my photos off my phone and onto my computer, if you know of any options. Ktkvtsh (talk) 23:36, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

  Bulk uploads are usually faster on Flickr than Commons. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 12:34, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

  I have found something that is much easier to use for me. It is an app called LocalSend. It allows me to connect to send up to 999 images at a time from my phone to my computer through wifi. It has worked wonders so far. It is also free! Ktkvtsh (talk) 23:45, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

  Sounds good! Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:12, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Early closure

You closed the second nomination of Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Areylle after just 4 days. Dronebogus' original mass DR mostly argued "fetish", my mass DR was about accuracy. The INUSE argument is in the process of being resolved after I got mswiki involved which was responsible for the majority of the uses.
I say delete, Dronebogus says delete, Belbury just has an INUSE problem (which was getting resolved) and seems neutral otherwise, Taylor 49 says delete, Lx 121 wants to keep and Andy wants to keep. This wasn't a COM:SNOW DR to close speedily. At the same time you speedily closed several of the individual DRs that had no more rationale than "Unused fetish slop" as "delete".
Could you please revert your closure? (if that's technically difficult I can do it with a tool) - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 20:50, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

• My apologies for being a bit on edge. I put a lot of time into that DR and everything that surrounds it while I'm getting cooked in a heatwave. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 21:05, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Yes, I wondered if there was maybe a misread here. Dronebogus's individual DRs weren't a carefully considered subset - I think they were intending to indiscriminately nominate all of this user's AI content for deletion as "fetish slop", but were doing so one DR at a time for whatever reason, and hadn't finished.

Alexis Jazz stepped in to make a single DR covering all the images, to keep the discussion in one place, and has been giving the images an actual case-by-case review. (And - thanks for this - communicating with other projects on the INUSE question.) Belbury (talk) 21:25, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Belbury, I just noticed one of the speedy closes was Commons:Deletion requests/File:Matsyasana.png which was in use. I'm guessing by accident as Dronebogus replaced the wrong image in Matsyasana (Diff ~6875769), the caption doesn't match the image anymore. I'll fix that article. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 23:00, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

• Pardon, I seemed to carelessly follow links from Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Areylle thinking it was older request to be closed. (Multiple deletion requests using the same name can confuse if one misses noticing the date of individual sections!). I have no objection to undeleting any that were in use, or any that any other admin thinks were closed inappropriately. Thanks for drawing my attention to this. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:47, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you, I've undone the closure. - Alexis Jazz ^{ping plz} 02:20, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

  All of these images were in use on mswiki immediately prior to the DRs, Dronebogus had personally removed them from that project shortly before nominating them. (I've opened a thread at Commons talk:Project_scope#Interpretations of INUSE on whether removing images from projects you aren't otherwise active on is a nifty deletion request lifehack, or against the spirit of the policy.) Belbury (talk) 11:26, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Cats on horse-drawn vehicles

@Infrogmation: Why have you twice removed Category:Horse-drawn carts in Mexico and Category:Horse-drawn vans from File:Corn vender carriage in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico 1924.tif?   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 05:34, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

• Because it is a TIF duplicate of a categorized jpg, per categorization in Category:TIFF images with categorized JPGs. The two versions are linked to each other, and the jpg version has the descriptive categories. (I did not start this practice; as I understand it it avoids duplication, TIFs are archival, and jpg versions generally preferred for usage.) Thanks for asking and thanks for your work. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 05:40, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

  Interesting. I'm new-ish to WikiCommons and recently started categorizing many carriage images, then realized the horse-drawn category hierarchy was wonky and I'm trying to fix it too.

  I've seen these .tiff and .jpg pairs before, wondered about them, then moved on. Good to know about this little bit of wikicommons. I'll keep an eye out for them because I do encounter them.

  WikiCommons seems like the wild west compared to Wikipedia, with less templates and noticeboards and stuff. It's nice to 'meet' someone who speaks native English. If I have questions, can I leave you a note or email you? Once I'm oriented on a subject, I can accomplish much on my own.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 05:57, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

  Sure, I'm a regular and admin on Commons. If you have questions you can't find answers to feel free to ask. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 06:02, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

  Wonderful. Do you have a preference between your user talk page, somewhere else, or email? And my first question: Does WikiCommons have sandboxes or can I just make one? (I've been using my user page for notes.)   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 06:07, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

• (unindent) If it's something you don't mind being seen by others, my talk page is usually good - most days I'm on Commons more often than checking my email. I don't know about sandboxes, but user subpages are fairly common (User:name/subpage name). -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 06:13, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

@Infrogmation: I sent you an email asking some questions about categories.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 06:00, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Got it, will give it some thought then reply. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:12, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

• @Grorp: Thanks for your message. I'm replying here, some details I may not have useful comments on, but I'll share a few general thoughts. Categorizing types of horse-drawn vehicles is an important and worthy project. (I expect I'm similar to many people with some interest in history in knowing that there was specific set terminology for such vehicles but not knowing enough to give proper names by sight). Your sandbox overview at User:Grorp/sandbox looks to my non-expert eyes to be well done and useful. Moving it to a gallery page IMO would be appropriate. It is not uncommon for people interested in a topic to have different levels of expertise. Talk pages are often useful in clearing disputes, especially if more than 2 people can be found. Sometimes it's useful to have images in more than one category on different category trees - for example categorized both by specific name of vehicle type and for country of location... though if there are large numbers of images sharing such categories, an intersection category like "Xx type vehicles in Yy country" can be useful. I'm sorry I don't have better or more specific advice on some of your points, but on chance that some of what I say might be helpful, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again for your work. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:31, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

New Orleans

I’m in New Orleans for a few days for a business trip and vacation if you’d like to meet up for a drink. If you know of any pet friendly places. I’ve got my dogs. Ktkvtsh (talk) 03:40, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! Are you going to be mostly in a particular part of town? Not having a dog myself, I'm not too familiar with where is dog friendly. One place I happened to notice is I visited the other day "The Batture" https://www.batture.com Category:The Batture, New Orleans. It's pleasant, but located rather at the far end of uptown, out of the way if you're not visiting the Universities or the Zoo. I'm sure there are other possibilities you can find in a search. Enjoy your visit! -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:17, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

We have enjoyed our stay so far. We are staying in the central business district. The Golden Lantern is a dog friendly bar we found. We’ve spent our first day mostly in the central business district and French quarter. We drove over and saw the old buildings by the hope haven walking trail in Marrero. There’s so much to see! Ktkvtsh (talk) 20:25, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

@Ktkvtsh: If you haven't already found it, "Dog friendly guide to New Orleans" webpage https://www.neworleans.com/blog/post/dog-friendly-guide-to-new-orleans/ may be of interest. How long are you in town for? It looks like I'll be busy through Monday. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:43, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

I will read through this tonight! Ah my partner and I are leaving early Monday. Ktkvtsh (talk) 03:13, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for reaching out. Happy travels! Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 11:33, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Can you check building name for me?

Good afternoon, I believe I have mixed up some building names. I think I had it right in the beginning and thought I was wrong and requested some moves.

• File:America 250 banners on F. Edward Hebert Federal Building 01.jpg
• File:America 250 banners on F. Edward Hebert Federal Building 02.jpg
• File:America 250 banners on F. Edward Hebert Federal Building 03.jpg
• Category:F. Edward Hebert Federal Building
• Category:Hale Boggs Federal Building and United States Courthouse

- Ktkvtsh (talk) 19:26, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

From a quick look that does look like the Boggs building. Two rather architecturally similar buildings a block apart. If it's helpful, the Hebert Buildings is the one on Lafayette Square (upriver side, meaning furthest from Poydras), Boggs fronts Poydras Street. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:57, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Do you have the ability to move those yhree images back to the Boggs titles? Or should I request moves again? Ktkvtsh (talk) 22:42, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

OK, can do. Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 22:44, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

File:Angry frog preparing tea - woodblock print by Matsumoto Hoji.jpg

File:Angry frog preparing tea - woodblock print by Matsumoto Hoji.jpg has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Angry frog preparing tea - woodblock print by… This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

~2026-38611-88 (talk) 15:52, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Clothed Female, Nude Male in Key West.jpg

Did you mean to close this topic as kept? Issac I Navarro (talk) 03:55, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Yes, thanks, fixed. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 11:20, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Noah.Albert.ZivMilFü

Hello,

You shortly deleted these files "per nomination.". In the discussion I wrote i.a.: "However, uploading of files with visible but relatively unobtrusive watermarks is merely discouraged, not prohibited." I consider all of the signatures relatively unobtrusive." Do you not consider these relatively unobtrusive? NDG has now nominated four other files, three of which are currently used in the German-language and/or Italian Wikipedia.

Thanks in advance for reconsidering! Noah.Albert.ZivMilFü (talk) 07:45, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

• (Courtesy link: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Noah.Albert.ZivMilFü) Yes, watermarks are not automatic reasons for deletion, but rather one factor to consider, and are discouraged rather than totally prohibited. That said, most watermarked media on Commons is from 3rd party sources, and edits to remove the watermarks or find versions without the watermarks are encouraged. I closed that deletion listing according to my judgement. If you think I got it wrong, you can list on Commons:Undeletion requests. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 19:48, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

File:West Asheville Mural, West Asheville, Asheville, NC - 39762053773.jpg

File:West Asheville Mural, West Asheville, Asheville, NC - 39762053773.jpg has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:West Asheville Mural, West Asheville, Ashevil… This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

A1Cafel (talk) 11:04, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Photographic accompaniment + documentation of a transgender on the way to a woman – The new purple dragon head piercing of the penis foreskin - with an inner glans ring - to the CSD 2021 Berlin - Black widow 3.jpg

Just because something was kept once doesn’t automatically mean it gets kept a second time after very slightly longer than the bare minimum time required for a DR. At the very least you should have let someone else close it so it doesn’t look like you’re stonewalling with your personal opinion. Dronebogus (talk) 22:18, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks for your comment. I guess we just have different opinions there. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:24, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Young Girls with Hair Curlers - San Jose de Ocoa - Dominican Republic.jpg

File:Young Girls with Hair Curlers - San Jose de Ocoa - Dominican Republic.jpg has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Young Girls with Hair Curlers - San Jose de O… This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Ct7wiki (talk) 04:06, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

File:Bare feet in leather leggings.jpg

Hello, I would like to ask you to consider my request to delete a file from Wikimedia, in light of everything I described in the nomination. I saw how you helped the user "Ravenmistnenlo " (link) so I am asking you to help me as well.

It's listed for deletion, where such discussions belong. Don't go around asking individual users not involved with the file. (As an admin, I often close deletion requests, but that is not a unilateral personal decision.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:01, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback! I ask you to join the discussion and resolve the matter. ~2026-33627-30 (talk) 13:04, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:Grand Isle Louisiana birding weekend April 2026 - 528.jpg

This media was probably deleted.

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Elisfkc (talk) 04:48, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:Grand Isle Louisiana birding weekend April 2026 - 569.jpg

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Elisfkc (talk) 04:52, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:Grand Isle Louisiana birding weekend April 2026 - 570.jpg

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Elisfkc (talk) 04:55, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Apparently the Flick photographer deleted these photos from the series sometime over the months between when they were copied to Commons and delayed review here. No objection to deleting from Commons. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 12:43, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Advice on copyvio deletion

Good afternoon. I have discovered that Twixister has uploaded a large amount of copyrighted material and claimed it to just have no notice of copyright, which I have found to be false. Should I nominate every image I find to be a copyright violation for deletion, or do I put the Copyvio speedy deletion template on each of them? Or should I gather them all into one deletion discussion? Ktkvtsh (talk) 18:21, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

Good question. Some thoughts off the top of my head: Having a place where you show the evidence that the user is unreliable or makes false license claims would be useful. Possibly in a deletion request. If a user is shown to repeatedly upload multiple copyright violations, they can forfeit assumption of good faith, so images do not need to be evaluated one-by-one. If there is a particularly large number of suspect images that is daunting to list, perhaps list a few - after the listing is deleted, you can use a link to that discussion when requesting speedy deletion of more similar. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 18:54, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

NSFW

Hello, I see why you removed the Sexualized nudity, erotica or ecchi (Q138829111) value here, as toplessness is not inherently sexual. For better or worse, it is considered NSFW in many workplaces. Is there a different value you might prefer for Wikimedia Commons content descriptor (P14416)? Perhaps simply toplessness (Q83772) or not safe for work (Q2716583)? I'm looking for an appropriate value to assign to that property so that this script (and similar) can function: User:Bawolff/nsfw. Thanks for any help you might be able to offer, and thanks for your work in general. Jerimee (talk) 20:03, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Toplessness is the correct value. Ktkvtsh (talk) 19:57, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Agree. Already wikidata (as well as categorization) notes it as topless women. That would seem to be sufficient and accurate here. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 20:31, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Wrong guy I think

You noted a Hans Abraham who was killed in 1945 (Commons:Deletion requests/File:Hans Abraham Der weibliche Transvestitismus 1921.jpg). I am pretty sure that is a different Hans Abraham because the dissertation the picture is from was written in 1921, the same year the linked Hans Abraham was born. IronGargoyle (talk) 17:15, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

• Ooops, you're right. I was looking around at various possible Hans Abrahams, and missed the birth date of that one. Thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:19, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Non-free file in history

Could you delete the original upload of File:Aidan Walbaekken aka Block Vandal.jpg per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Lego wall, Gracefield Road.jpg

Thanks Traumnovelle (talk) 23:48, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

• OK,  Done -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:52, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Disputing keep closure

Why did you close Commons:Deletion requests/File:TheEmotionsgroup.png as keep? There was no evidence provided that the original publication of this photo was in 1977 and without copyright notice, which is what is relevant for determining copyright status. – Howardcorn33 (💬) 17:29, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks for the feedback. I was taking Sackkid's comment at face value, and it looked plausible to me. If you think I decided incorrectly here, I have no objection to relisting. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:33, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

  Yes, it would be a good idea to relist. – Howardcorn33 (💬) 17:36, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

file:Ejaculation-blondie.jpg

You closed the DR for this image based on per majority of votes in multiple listings. That makes absolutely no sense. The other two listings had completely different rationales and the voters responded to those specific rationales. I provided a different rationale that the earlier discussions simply did not apply to. Your closure is the equivalent of saying “candidate A won two previous elections, therefore they won this election because a majority of votes cast in all three were for them”. And closing based solely on precedent wouldn’t make sense either, for the same reason that the first two DRs had different rationales to the latest one. Dronebogus (talk) 21:40, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

• If you prefer, I could have said "No requirement to delete, no consensus to do so." That it was kept multiple different times as well was IMO a factor as well, but certainly not the only consideration. Thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 22:19, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Suggestions or work helping clear the horrible backlog of deletion requests very welcome. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 22:20, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

    I can’t help clear it because I’m not an admin. My suggestion is to make it easier for people to become admins or create an image deletion user group, not to close DRs as quickly and sloppily as possible. Dronebogus (talk) 05:17, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

    • Creating some sort of image deletion user group might be a good idea; if you have some concepts about that I suggest you make a proposal. While I regret that it is not realistically practical for admins to regularly put in considerable of time to research things like copyright registration and renewal data for lots of media, if you meant to cast shade in my direction with that "as quickly and sloppily as possible" comment, I resist. A good number of deletion listings I look at I leave without comment or action as I realize that I would need to do more research than I have time for, and hope someone else may be better versed on the underlying issues. My closure of the particular case you brought up was not sloppy. It was considered and according to precedent. If you had nominated this unused photo and no one else had voted nor argued for it to be kept, I would have been happy to delete. That was not the case here. Thanks for your feedback. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 14:28, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Dezider Hoffman

Hi. Could you please explain your closure of this DR?

My statement is that Commons well-documented policy is to prefer the home country.

The rest of the comments were as follows:

• A comment about URAA (not relevant for which country Commons considers home)
• "in the case of legally simultaneous publication... we have the option of which country to choose as country of origin" - again, this is a reference to URAA, not Commons policy.
• Two w:WP:EVERYONEELSE (doesn't address my core contention)

AFAICT, there is no Commons policy stating otherwise, and this image should have been deleted, or at very least discussion should have been remained open.

Please let me know if I've missed anything. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 16:52, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

I said "per discussion". I have no expertise on the details of these particular cases involving interaction of different national laws and "simultaneous publication", but I noted multiple users, some experienced and knowledgeable, stating that this was ok per how Wikimedia follows copyright laws. I accepted their judgement. You might wish to contact Jmabel and RAN for further feedback. Thanks for your work; sorry if my reply wasn't as informative as you might have hoped. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:05, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

OK. I don't agree that's a very good reason to keep. We should close discussions based on Commons policy, not popular vote. No one has quoted a policy; in fact, it seems like people wish this were Commons policy. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 03:19, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Agree completely that deletion listings should be closed based on Commons policy, not popular vote. That's what I was trying to do. Very often policy is clear and easily determined; other times such determination is more difficult. That is why I relied on the informed judgement of RAN and Jmabel. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:53, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

File:IFC, Hong Kong Island (2796343561)(cropped).jpg

Hi,

It seems some user use this file to vandalise the IFC page as well as the HK skyscraper rank and saying my Frd’s IFC photo is a bad image, please follow up.

I help him request this file for deletion again, some users said this file in use in multi projects but this time the delete reason is vandalism only file, so don’t know does this time the delete reason is valid ~2026-46162-01 (talk) 14:57, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

• Good day. I have no particular opinion as to what the best image to use in a Wikipedia article is; I suggest that be discussed on the talk page of the Wikipedia article. There is no reason to delete an image just because it isn't currently used in an article. I see no reason to delete File:IFC, Hong Kong Island (2796343561)(cropped).jpg. I see that File:紅磡海濱花園與國際金融中心二期.jpg has been edited with AI, which might be inappropriate. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk)

References

File:Tiranë, Albania January 2023 - Toptani Qendra tregtare shopping center Christmas tree.jpg

File:Tiranë, Albania January 2023 - Toptani Qendra tregtare shopping center Christmas tree.jpg has been nominated for deletion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Tiranë, Albania January 2023 - Toptani Qendra… This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much! If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 05:34, 27 August 2026 (UTC)

About "File:Antu_mail-mark-notjunk_purple.svg"

Thank you for your everyday dedication. I need your help with an undeletion request about "File:Antu_mail-mark-notjunk_purple.svg". If you have some time, I would greatly appreciate your cooperation. T4NeGMp7P4en (talk) 01:50, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

File:Dragon Con 2009 - Cosplay woman in skimpy top.png

File:Dragon Con 2009 - Cosplay woman in skimpy top.png has been marked for speedy deletion. (Reason: CSD G1 (Test page, accidental creation, or page containing nonsense or no valid content)) Why not upload a picture of a plant, animal, or anything else which fits into our scope. You can contribute any media type you want, including but not limited to images, videos, music, and 3D models. Start uploading now! If you don't have anything to upload at the moment, why not take a look at our best images or best videos, sounds and 3D models. If you have any doubts/questions don't hesitate to visit our help desk.

User who nominated the file for deletion (Nominator) : Solomon203.

I'm a computer program; please don't ask me questions but ask the user who nominated your file(s) for deletion (shown above) or at our Help Desk. //Deletion Notification Bot 2 (talk) 04:52, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Clarification requested

"I see no copyright notice".

There's a copyright notice in the little white box at the bottom, right below the black box that says "Stain Resist". It says "Printed in U.S.A.; copyrighted 1954 by Lane Bryant, Inc".

Was this an oversight on your part, or is your argument that this copyright notice is in some way not valid? Thanks. DS (talk) 12:56, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Yes, error in my part, thank you. I was looking in the wrong place (notices more usually near front or back, but you correctly point out it was right on that page). I'll relist the image. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:31, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Relisted for deletion. Thanks again. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:35, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Reconsideration request – File:Diana S Engelhard UFB Harbor 02.jpg

Hello,

I would like to ask you to reconsider your January 2026 keep decision regarding File:Diana S Engelhard UFB Harbor 02.jpg.

I am the original uploader, copyright holder, and the person depicted in the photograph. I am now writing from the original uploading account, Diana.Engelhard.

My earlier deletion requests were made from my newer account, Dianasengelhard. In the first deletion discussion, the request was kept specifically because there was insufficient evidence that the nominator was also the uploader. I have now recovered the original account, so that identity issue is resolved.

I also want to clarify that I am not seeking to revoke the CC BY 4.0 licence. I understand that the licence is irrevocable. I am requesting a courtesy deletion of this particular file as the original photographer/uploader and depicted person.

It is an outdated personal selfie, has no significant encyclopedic use, and is readily replaceable by other freely licensed photographs of me. I would therefore appreciate reconsideration of the previous keep decision in light of this new information.

Thank you. Diana.Engelhard (talk) 11:06, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

Thank you for your prompt and generous support with my undeletion request! T4NeGMp7P4en (talk) 16:46, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:34, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

DR help

Hi Froggy,
I originally posted this on Yann's talk page. I think you understand car photography a bit more than they do, so I will repost it here. I recommend you read that discussion first, however.

Basically, I nominated 4 low-quality photographs that I uploaded on Independence Day 2026 for deletion. Each has issues, and despite this fact they were kept as "no valid reason for deletion."

You can see the list of files for deletion there. Commons:Courtesy deletions is still a proposal, but most of what it says reflects the community's stance.

For each file:

The truck is modified, with aftermaket paint, bumpers, wheels, and bed box. The files are too dark and the truck's modifications make it a poor candidate for encyclopedic usage. Additionally, C20s of this era are relatively common.

The Trax is a vehicle that is still being sold, and my photograph has noticeable glare issues.

The GTI picture is crooked, and has major sun issues. Additionally, the car itself is very common and I could take a much better picture if needed.

A user on one of the DRs did tell me that courtesy deletions were commonly granted for unused files, but for whatever reason people are taking a very by-the-book approach to it here.

Thanks. Cutlass^Ciera 16:06, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

@Cutlass: I don't understand why you are asking here. I told you that courtesy deletions are only granted if there is a valid reason, e.g. privacy, etc. I don't see any here. Yann (talk) 16:28, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

I've interacted with him before and I thought I'd have a second opinion. Nothing more than that. Cutlass^Ciera 17:38, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for asking, but details about the photos you find problematic would more appropriately go in the deletion requests. As noted, uploader courtesy deletions with no reason needed are by policy 7 days - in practice, if the photo is unused an admin may give a few days extra leeway. Beyond that, "I changed my mind" is not a sufficient reason for removal from Commons (in part this is a reflection of the irrevocable free licenses used, and also to prevent potential chaos of sudden deletions of media by personal whim long after the the fact). The photos you listed don't seem to have serious problems. Maybe you don't consider them among your very best photos, but Commons is not just for hypothetical very best photos. For things like makes of automobiles for example, an article might only use one or two photos, but having additional photos in a Commons category makes additional information available. When you know a vehicle has aftermarket modifications, including that information in the photo description page can be helpful - it doesn't make the photo out of scope. I notice one of the vehicles is a half-century old pickup truck apparently still in use - that it doesn't look showroom new is to be expected. Hope this helps. Thanks for your work and uploads (even those you think aren't your very best). Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:21, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. I was under the impression that DRs for own work are fine. I suppose quality issues from my perspective aren't as noticeable by others. I'll adjust my bearings from now on. Cutlass^Ciera 17:49, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Oh DRs for one's own work are perfectly fine. Just don't be surprised if they aren't always granted if there isn't a clear reason why the image needs to be deleted. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 17:55, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Appreciated for revert

Thanks for reverting - I couldn't do it on my own.

Just curious - how did you noticed this redundancy? I mean - usually noone much care about any edits until there's some active template set or newly formed categorization was made and I usually confused leaving such an excessive text. ~2026-49216-86 (talk) 04:18, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

File: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 200906(cropped).jpg

Same as File:Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 200906(cropped).jpg , I think you can feel free to delete, because this file is only use for vandalism and LTA sock, many users revert back due to this image, another Central plaza photo which is also cropped for vandalism. Anonymous user ~2026-46855-29 (talk) 11:57, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

@Infrogmation I see another user report that image of IFC so I don’t request delete for that, but I know same as that file this file is use for the sock themselves Anonymous user ~2026-46855-29 (talk) 12:02, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• I'm unsure why you are notifying me about this. In any case, I see there is a deletion request for this photo, and discussion should probably go there, thanks. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:04, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Category:Files uploaded by Fabe56 (delete)

Hi! I've placed in this category some low resolution crops and duplicates of other images uploaded by Fabe56 (all from peupleloup.org). Please create bulk DR for them or nuke them. Thanks. Evelino Ucelo (talk) 23:45, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

• Good day. I'm unclear why you think I should be making a deletion request for these, as I don't recall interacting with those images? If you think they should be listed for deletion, feel free to take care of that yourself, as you seem more familiar with the issues. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:24, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

  Please disregard. I've already created DR. A idea to create a category for uploads by Fabe56 that should be deleted was proposed when his behaviour was discussed, but perhaps it isn't actual anymore. Evelino Ucelo (talk) 23:39, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

  Thanks for the reply. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:03, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Passing through a Haor.webm

Hi, when closing deletion requests for files that were tagged as not having a license, please make sure that the file is actually displaying the license template. Having the name of the license is enough to establish that someone intended to publish their work under a free license, but we need the template for Commons to be in compliance with the license. I have fixed File:Passing through a Haor.webm for you. AntiCompositeNumber (they/them) (talk) 23:18, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Ah, I see that one had the license as text, but no template. Thanks for fixing it. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 23:22, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

revert reason?

why did you revert my edit at [1]? BrokenSegue 01:12, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

While per description the event might have been explicit, this particular photo is not. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:06, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

seems pretty clearly to be "sexualized nudity" to me. BrokenSegue 02:14, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

OK. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:20, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Can't revert

Can you revert this edit? I tried and the edit filter disallowed it. Thanks Streetr4 (talk) 00:37, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

• I just did so. Thanks for your work. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 00:38, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Help on move

Good evening, I made a category move and I believe I made the right choice. Could you check? Also, is there an easier way to change categories for multiple images in a category or must it be done manually? Ktkvtsh (talk) 01:29, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Category:Honorary Mention in the Environmental Structure of the Year Competition Ktkvtsh (talk) 01:33, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• I don't know enough about the subject to evaluate category name. As someone uninformed on the subject, looks ok as a Commons Category. Commons:Rename a category has details, including how to request delinker bot move things. That's useful if there are a large number of files or subcategories to be moved; if there are about a dozen or less I generally just do it manually. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 02:07, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Noted. Thank you! Ktkvtsh (talk) 02:43, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

Nuance/edit-needed at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Chromatogram.jpg

Obviously consensus to keep. But does that consensus rest on the requirement that some cropping is done? DMacks (talk) 13:29, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

• OK. the bit of UI at left seemed minimal to me, but out of abundance of caution I've cropped the image. While I was at it I also uploaded a png version File:Chromatogram crop.png. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 14:00, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks! DMacks (talk) 14:29, 11 October 2026 (UTC)